Chapter 1067: Chapter 296: Great Venerable’s Subordinates, Immortal Palace Vanishes

Liangzhou Province, Wushan.

The solemn and ancient great hall slowly opened its doors, emitting a faint smell of decaying wood, telling the tale of the palace’s age.

The Heavenly Charm Demon God walked into the hall and immediately saw the man in a plain robe standing quietly.

He was staring intently at the mural at the end of the hall, his gaze deep and contemplative, pondering unknown thoughts.

"Great Venerable."

The Heavenly Charm softly called out, saying, "News from the Divine Capital, the city’s restrictions have begun to fully reactivate; now it is difficult to directly fly over the Divine Capital’s walls."

In the past, when the Emperor was still in power, not only the Imperial City but even the Divine Capital had restrictions. No one could fly higher than the city walls, no matter how advanced their cultivation. They had to abide by this rule.

Since the Emperor was sealed, these restrictions gradually weakened. Now their full activation undoubtedly symbolizes a certain phenomenon.

"Jiang Li has returned to the Divine Capital," the Great Venerable said calmly, "He has unified the achievements of the Three Tombs, mastered the ability of transformation, and can even convert between the physical body and primordial spirit. After the Buddha Country war, he will certainly return via Ghost Gate first. However, for the Divine Capital’s restrictions to fully reactivate, Jiang Li needs to inherit the divine skills of the previous Heavenly Emperor. It seems he is already prepared for ascension."

"Ascension? From previous interactions, he seemed unwilling to take the throne," Heavenly Charm said with a hint of surprise.

"Times change, and so do circumstances. Since he has already embraced the Emperor Dao Fruit, Jiang Li will not hesitate," the Great Venerable laughed softly, "My wise brother has always been able to adapt to the situation and accept reality readily, without delay."

At this point, the Great Venerable turned around and said, "Once Jiang Li ascends, he will move against the South; both the Heavenly Monarch’s domains and the Upper Pure Sect are on his target list. Not only because his Dao Fruit Divine Power requires the Nine Provinces to be tranquil but also because he needs the power to break the longevity limit."

Sixty years, Jiang Li’s life span is only sixty years left.

A Jiazi period seems long, but compared to Jiang Li’s original life span, it’s negligible. He will surely attempt to break this limit and won’t wait until his life span is near its end to act.

Knowing Jiang Li, he will certainly find a way to reunify the Nine Provinces quickly, consolidating all his power to break the life span limit.

"Should we assist Jiang Li or stand aside and watch?" Heavenly Charm asked.

"On the surface, stand aside and watch, but in reality, maintain the status quo of the Nine Provinces," the Great Venerable replied, "An intact Nine Provinces adds greatly to the Emperor Dao Fruit’s power. If Jiang Li gains the Nine Provinces’ strength, combined with the Buddha Country, my Cosmic Light Divine Ability will be powerless against him. In that case······"

The Great Venerable’s eyes flashed with a dark color, as if already devising a method against Jiang Li··· or rather, facilitating Jiang Li to draw upon the power of the heavens.

Seeing the Great Venerable’s confidence, Heavenly Charm did not dwell on the topic, but showed a hint of hesitation, wanting to speak but holding back.

Eventually, she spoke up, "There is another matter, a spy within the Ji Family has sent a message. It seems the clan elder intends to separate the Princess from Jiang Li, and there is a trend of agreement on the Princess’s side······"

Heavenly Charm said no more, as the Great Venerable should understand.

"She wants to force me to reveal myself."

The Great Venerable said calmly, "This is of no concern······ Once our goal is achieved, everything will be reversed. We will return to the peak of the Feng family."

He turned back again to look at the mural ahead, raising his hand gently, a green light fell before him, revealing a bronze pot.

The pot’s mouth opened under the Great Venerable’s Qi Mechanism, a radiant glow rising, suspending a banner in the light. The banner’s pole was like the hall’s main beam; its surface fluttered, seemingly hazy with black and white Qi, and amidst the black and white Qi, small green tadpole script swam back and forth.

Suddenly, a series of text flew out from the banner, transforming into fierce shadows, one after another.

"Tianpeng, greeting the Great Venerable."

"Da Kun, greeting the Great Venerable."

"Xuanwu, greeting the Great Venerable."

······

Each shadow’s aura was incredibly strong, far above that of Heavenly Charm, causing her to step back several paces.

The world knows the Devil God Sect encompasses demons, ghosts, and monsters’ cultivation, but they have no concept of the Sect’s specific power.

Many know there are many members in the Devil God Sect, but their impression of these members likely stops at their complex makeup, all undercover agents.

It seems there are many people in the Devil God Sect, but perhaps in many eyes, not only are there not many of them, there are very few.

Many indeed, but very few—this is the greatest misconception.

"Great Venerable."

One shadow twisted and transformed, becoming an elderly man with white hair, saluting the Great Venerable, "I have met with the Immortal Queen, informing her that Jiang Li has become a Supreme Being. She accepted your suggestion to relocate the Immortal Palace."

"Her courage indeed is admirable, a wise decision, but able to decisively make such a choice; she is indeed an exceptional woman," the Great Venerable nodded and said.

The Immortal Queen and Tianxuan are at odds. With Jiang Li becoming a Supreme Being, Tianxuan now has the confidence to defeat the Immortal Queen.

The stance between the Immortal Queen and Tianxuan has reversed.

Perhaps today, maybe tomorrow; when Tianxuan and others return from the Buddha Country, they will surely spare no effort to take down the Immortal Palace.

Now, it’s the Immortal Queen’s turn to retreat.

"Then aid the Immortal Queen,"

The Great Venerable spoke, his pupils transforming into vertical pupils, time flowing around him, space shifting at his side.

The Book of Luo River Map separates and elaborates on the wonders of space-time and the cosmos; the Great Venerable is not only adept in Cosmic Light Divine Ability but also highly skilled in the Tao of Space of the universe.

When he used the Book of Luo River Map, the formation evolved, and before him, a scene of Kunxu Mountain materialized.

Then, the Great Venerable’s dragon eyes emitted a brilliant light akin to the sun, moon, and stars, projecting into the formation and simultaneously into the skies above Kunxu Mountain, surveying a certain peak.

On that peak, the elegant and icy Immortal Queen held the Plain Cloud Realm Flag, slowly raising it. Instantly, cloud Qi surged out, enveloping the entire mountain, swirling and blurred the boundaries of space.

"Boom!"

Vast regions of space collapsed, and those enormous eyes projected endless radiance. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

The entire mountain shifted subtly amidst the spatial collapse, eventually uprooting and crashing into the space.

In merely a few breaths, the massive mountain had vanished. When the cloud Qi dissipated, the Immortal Queen glanced at the dragon eyes in the sky, waved the banner, and disappeared into the spreading ripples.

The dragon eyes also gradually faded thereafter, sinking into the void.

In the original spot where the mountain was located, only the deafening roar echoed, the sound of avalanches and mountain resonances, lingering.

After about a quarter of an hour, a golden light came from the east, transforming into the figure of Guang Yuan Daoist, who froze upon witnessing this scene.

"Kunxu Immortal Palace, vanished······"